METAIRIE, LA.--Deanie’s Seafood’s sixth-annual Pinch A Palooza Festival & Crawfish Eating Contest will serve up more than 2,500 lbs. of boiled “Wild Louisiana Crawfish” and a full day of free entertainment and activities from 11 a.m. to 9:30 p.m., Sun., April 19 at Deanie’s Seafood Restaurant & Market in Bucktown.

A variety of Deanie’s favorite Crawfish specialties will be offered, as well as The New Orleans Center for Creative Arts' (NOCCA) Institute's Boxcar food truck (@BoxcarNOLA), which will feature garden-inspired offerings made with seasonal produce from their Press Street Gardens and gives NOCCA's Culinary Arts students the opportunity to get first-hand experience in the real-world restaurant industry. Proceeds from food truck sales at Pinch A Palooza will support the Institute and NOCCA programs.

Activities for children include face painting and Pinch A Palooza Crawfish Races, where children gather round and cheer on their Cajun crawfish for a chance to win prizes. Children also will practice their fishing and casting skills with the Louisiana Department of Wildlife & Fisheries.

Pinch A Palooza entertainment and fun are provided free to the public. Food, beverages and keepsake items are available for purchase.